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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Thursday, 05 September 2024 12:08
Dumfries and Galloway Council is pleased to publish our new British Sign Language (BSL) Plan. This plan demonstrates our commitment to make Dumfries and Galloway a better place for BSL users to live, work and learn and ensure BSL users voices are not...
Wednesday, 04 September 2024 14:23
As part of the 2024 annual canvass, Dumfries and Galloway residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.
The Electoral Registration Officer will be getting in...
Wednesday, 04 September 2024 11:57
A new initiative in Dumfries began this summer and it is set to continue into September - free Robert Burns themed walking tours.
The Burns walking tours start at the recently cleaned Burns Statue at 6.30pm on Wednesday evening and at 2pm on Saturday...
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 15:25
An events and workshop programme, co-curated with young people, to take place at Kirkcudbright Galleries this September.
Kirkcudbright Galleries is delighted to present an events programme with a difference this September. To celebrate ‘Eye to...
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 13:47
Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced the start date for the Kerbside Battery Recycling Service, an important step toward our commitment to safety, sustainability and environmental protection. Starting next week, 9 September, residents across the...
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:57
Dumfries and Galloway Road Safety Partnership is organising a Road Safety Roadshow on Saturday 14 September from 11am to 3pm at Park Farm Showground, New Abbey Road, Dumfries.
There will be ‘come and try’ activities and driving experiences, a...
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:51
The Pipes and Drums of Canada will perform and parade on the streets of Dumfries on Friday 30August.
At 11am, around 22 Pipers, 6 Drummers, 7 Colour Guard, 41 Family and Supporters of their parade team will set off along the High Street from the Loreburn...
Monday, 26 August 2024 14:25
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s art galleries and museums are celebrating a year of success. Overall visitor figures increased by ten per cent in the year of 2022-2023 to 2023-2024. Part of this rise in visitors is due to the recovery from Covid -...
Thursday, 22 August 2024 15:25
Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on proposals to change the structure of the school week, so that there are four slightly longer days and one day per week that finishes at lunchtime.
This model exists in other parts of Scotland and has the...
Thursday, 22 August 2024 14:39
Like several local authorities, the SQA exam results in Dumfries and Galloway show some variability.
This year, full course assessments were reintroduced for National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher courses.Entries at all levels have increased since...
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